diff --git a/config/configStruct.go b/config/configStruct.go
index 83832434b..4b07f313e 100644
--- a/config/configStruct.go
+++ b/config/configStruct.go
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ func CreateDefaultConfig() ConfigStruct {
 			},
 			Auth: configStructs.AuthConfig{
 				RolesClaim:   "groups",
+				DefaultRole:  "kubeshark-viewer",
 				GroupMapping: map[string]string{},
 			},
 			EnabledDissectors: []string{
diff --git a/helm-chart/values.yaml b/helm-chart/values.yaml
index cd39e1aa1..586424ab4 100644
--- a/helm-chart/values.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/values.yaml
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ tap:
     enabled: false
     type: saml
     rolesClaim: groups
-    defaultRole: ""
+    defaultRole: kubeshark-viewer
     groupMapping: {}
     saml:
       idpMetadataUrl: ""